Disclaimer: I said it before, but I'll say it again: I do not own Dark Angel or any of the characters. But Alex is my character, so please don't take her without asking.
Spoilers: Minor ones for all up to 'Hit A Sista Back'. And let's pretend that Max's transfusion cured Logan with no side effects, ok? Also, nothing after HASB happened :-)
Author's Note: Thank you so much for all the positive reviews! I was originally going to post this chapter in a few days, but I guess I couldn't leave you guys hanging! :-)
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Once Max left, Alex immediately asked, " So why do you hate Zach?"
" Because beneath all that 'phony sentimentality', I know he has feelings for Max. And not just as a sister."
Alex scoffed, " Big deal, it's not like Max doesn't already know."
" Max knows?" Logan asked, a bit surprised.
" Who doesn't?" Alex shrugged, " even though she acts like she doesn't, deep down, she does. Max has always been the one person that Zach dropped everything for."
" Really?"
" Yeah. The reason we escaped was because Max started having her seizures. Everyone who had seizures before her had been operated on, to find out what caused the seizures. Zach didn't want her to die, so that night, we escaped."
Logan whistled, " Wow. So his little infatuation started all the way back then?"
" Yup."
" So, um," Logan cleared his throat, " you think Max feels the same way about him?"
Alex wrinkled up her nose, " Nah, I doubt it. She sees Zach as her C.O., her big brother. She does love him, in a way, but only as a brother."
Logan let out a breath of relief he didn't know he'd been keeping in and Alex peered at him, " You love her don't you?"
" Who? Max?"
Alex gave an exasperated sigh, " No, the tooth fairy! Of course Max! Do you love her?"
" Alex, she's my best friend," Logan said, desperately trying to get out of answering the question directly.
" And I'm your sister," Alex said, " You know you can tell me anything."
Logan took a deep breath, " I don't know exactly how I feel. I feel so many different things when I'm around her."
" Like…?" Alex asked, urging him to go on.
" I don't know. I've never felt it for anyone else before. I mean, I'm totally attracted to her, I mean, how can I not be? She's gorgeous."
" So why don't you ask her out? And don't tell me because it would 'ruin a perfectly good friendship'. You and I both know that's not the reason."
Logan made a face at Alex, " You're not gonna let this go are you?"
Alex gave a cocky smile, " Nope, so you may as well tell me the truth."
" Ok. It's because I'm scared."
" Scared? Of what? Of Max?!"
" Well yeah! If she doesn't feel the same way as I do then she could do a number of things that I don't want to mention right now!" Logan glanced at Alex and said, " but, since I know you so well sis," Alex gave him a smile that said 'spill it', " I'll tell you. Ok, Max could run away from Seattle and I'll never see her again. She could realize that Zach's the one for her and just view me as a friend. She could be so disgusted by me that she'll just beat me up."
" But again, we both know that's not going to happen!" Alex interrupted Logan, " Logan, your fear has nothing to do with Max," she said, her voice getting gentler, " so what is it?"
Logan took his time answering, " Because the last serious relationship I had was with Valerie. If things didn't work out between Max and I, I don't think I can deal with losing someone else I love."
" You loved Valerie?" Alex asked, shocked.
" No, of course I didn't! Well, when we got married, I thought I did, but now I realize that it wasn't love, it was just companionship. I didn't love her. But our divorce still hurt me. My divorce with Valerie still hurt me even though I didn't love her. If Max and I broke up, well, I'd probably be ready to shoot myself!"
" True…" Alex said slowly, " but you know the saying, 'it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved before'."
Logan sighed, " Lexie, I'm just not sure I'm ready. I need some time to REALLY understand how I feel for Max before I can do something about it."
Alex nodded, " Fair enough. I think I'm gonna hit the sack," she yawned, " Enough excitement for one day. Good night."
" Night sis," Logan said, heading back to his computer room, " Max left a few clothes last time she crashed here. You'll probably fit them."
" So how often does Max crash here?" Alex asked with a mischievous smile on her face.
" A couple of times," Logan said, settling down in his chair, " Goodnight Lexie!"
Alex laughed at his obvious discomfort, " Night Loogie."
When Logan was out of earshot, she grinned to herself, " I gotta have a talk with Max in the morning."
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A/N: Hope you guys liked this!! And I cannot stress this enough peeps: if you liked it, read and review!!
Spoilers: Minor ones for all up to 'Hit A Sista Back'. And let's pretend that Max's transfusion cured Logan with no side effects, ok? Also, nothing after HASB happened :-)
Author's Note: Thank you so much for all the positive reviews! I was originally going to post this chapter in a few days, but I guess I couldn't leave you guys hanging! :-)
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Once Max left, Alex immediately asked, " So why do you hate Zach?"
" Because beneath all that 'phony sentimentality', I know he has feelings for Max. And not just as a sister."
Alex scoffed, " Big deal, it's not like Max doesn't already know."
" Max knows?" Logan asked, a bit surprised.
" Who doesn't?" Alex shrugged, " even though she acts like she doesn't, deep down, she does. Max has always been the one person that Zach dropped everything for."
" Really?"
" Yeah. The reason we escaped was because Max started having her seizures. Everyone who had seizures before her had been operated on, to find out what caused the seizures. Zach didn't want her to die, so that night, we escaped."
Logan whistled, " Wow. So his little infatuation started all the way back then?"
" Yup."
" So, um," Logan cleared his throat, " you think Max feels the same way about him?"
Alex wrinkled up her nose, " Nah, I doubt it. She sees Zach as her C.O., her big brother. She does love him, in a way, but only as a brother."
Logan let out a breath of relief he didn't know he'd been keeping in and Alex peered at him, " You love her don't you?"
" Who? Max?"
Alex gave an exasperated sigh, " No, the tooth fairy! Of course Max! Do you love her?"
" Alex, she's my best friend," Logan said, desperately trying to get out of answering the question directly.
" And I'm your sister," Alex said, " You know you can tell me anything."
Logan took a deep breath, " I don't know exactly how I feel. I feel so many different things when I'm around her."
" Like…?" Alex asked, urging him to go on.
" I don't know. I've never felt it for anyone else before. I mean, I'm totally attracted to her, I mean, how can I not be? She's gorgeous."
" So why don't you ask her out? And don't tell me because it would 'ruin a perfectly good friendship'. You and I both know that's not the reason."
Logan made a face at Alex, " You're not gonna let this go are you?"
Alex gave a cocky smile, " Nope, so you may as well tell me the truth."
" Ok. It's because I'm scared."
" Scared? Of what? Of Max?!"
" Well yeah! If she doesn't feel the same way as I do then she could do a number of things that I don't want to mention right now!" Logan glanced at Alex and said, " but, since I know you so well sis," Alex gave him a smile that said 'spill it', " I'll tell you. Ok, Max could run away from Seattle and I'll never see her again. She could realize that Zach's the one for her and just view me as a friend. She could be so disgusted by me that she'll just beat me up."
" But again, we both know that's not going to happen!" Alex interrupted Logan, " Logan, your fear has nothing to do with Max," she said, her voice getting gentler, " so what is it?"
Logan took his time answering, " Because the last serious relationship I had was with Valerie. If things didn't work out between Max and I, I don't think I can deal with losing someone else I love."
" You loved Valerie?" Alex asked, shocked.
" No, of course I didn't! Well, when we got married, I thought I did, but now I realize that it wasn't love, it was just companionship. I didn't love her. But our divorce still hurt me. My divorce with Valerie still hurt me even though I didn't love her. If Max and I broke up, well, I'd probably be ready to shoot myself!"
" True…" Alex said slowly, " but you know the saying, 'it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved before'."
Logan sighed, " Lexie, I'm just not sure I'm ready. I need some time to REALLY understand how I feel for Max before I can do something about it."
Alex nodded, " Fair enough. I think I'm gonna hit the sack," she yawned, " Enough excitement for one day. Good night."
" Night sis," Logan said, heading back to his computer room, " Max left a few clothes last time she crashed here. You'll probably fit them."
" So how often does Max crash here?" Alex asked with a mischievous smile on her face.
" A couple of times," Logan said, settling down in his chair, " Goodnight Lexie!"
Alex laughed at his obvious discomfort, " Night Loogie."
When Logan was out of earshot, she grinned to herself, " I gotta have a talk with Max in the morning."
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A/N: Hope you guys liked this!! And I cannot stress this enough peeps: if you liked it, read and review!!